cut resistant bridge

Isn't Cobra kevlar? That could be applyed over any cord if you could secure the ends from unravelling. Or how bout sliding some of new tribes conduit friction savers over it. I've often thought about having the conduit on both legs of my climbing line when deadwooding the bottoms of pines all day.
 
Personally I guard my bridge, lanyard and climbing line like a hawk. Getting in to a good position before each cut makes all the difference to me, if I am unsure I will rearrange my body to get a better position. " Position is the art of gunnery". Keep safe all.
Paul.
 
Finally...I got a picture of the cut resistant bridge that I made for my Butterfly II harness.

The rod is stainless steel. The eyes are from a swivel shackle. It took some time to bend, tap and thread the pieces.

What I found was that the bridge worked wonderfully! It acted like the old spreader snap for the four dee saddles. It kept the harness from hip pinching when I rolled to one side or the other.

After using the bridge for a while I found that the rod would get a bend at the 12 o'clock position. I talked with a friend who is a knowledgeable machinist...who gave me the rod in the first place...about the bending. He told me that I could find a more springy rod rather than the flexible stuff that I had. I never do go further with the concept

I don't think that there would be a more cut resistant bridge than this one.
 

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that's quite a bridge, tom. did it affect your ability to attain certain positions involving leg spreads and such?
 
There were no restrictions. By having the support up instead of in, towards the V the support stayed out on my hips.

Shortly after I fab'd this the TreeFlex came out and solved the hip pinching nicely.
 
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